Gadget News
The Moto X4 may be the first non-Google phone to get Project Fi
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 22:52
There's only been one problem with Project Fi's well-received phone carrier network: too few phones. Until now, the only devices that work with it have been Google's own Nexus and Pixel handsets. It looks like that's abo...
Facebook says high-frequency posters often share fake news
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 21:19
Facebook has taken another small step in its very mild battle with fake news. The website will now begin to deprioritize the links posted by users who share large amounts of posts each day.
LumaGlo's CrossBelt is a wearable illumination device
Coolest Gadgets - 30 Jun 2017 21:00
LumaGlo knows that some people like to work out in the evening or early in the morning, before the sun sets or rises. After all, that might be the only time slot that is available for them to be able to get some exercise...
Germany can fine Facebook up to $57 million over hate speech
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 15:11
Germany has passed a contentious law allowing fines of up to €50 million ($57 million) for social networks like Facebook and Twitter if they don't pull hate speech down quickly enough. Called the Network Enforcement Ac...
The Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule, With Links For Cordcutters
Gizmodo - 30 Jun 2017 15:00
It's that time of year again. Time to hunker down and watch the Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Channel. Or, if you're impatient, time to get ahead of the curve and binge-watch the entire series on Netflix or Amazon P...
Now Apple TV has access to all the cartoons on Boomerang
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 08:27
Parents tired of watching Moana on repeat, listen up: there's a new streaming service on Apple TV that just might catch your kids' attention. Boomerang, which offers a variety of classic Saturday morning cartoons from yo...
Nike confirms 'pilot' partnership with Amazon
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 06:58
Nike's Q4 earnings report is notable today because CEO Mark Fields confirmed reports that the company will start selling some items directly on Amazon. In the US, we're executing a new pilot with Amazon with a limited Ni...
The Army is flight testing helicopter-mounted laser weapons
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 02:46
The US military's experiments shooting lasers from vehicles continue with another important milestone: Laser-equipped attack helicopter fired at targets for the first time. The US Army keeps getting better at nailing UAV...
Sony is making vinyl records for the first time since 1989
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 02:45
The demand for vinyl continues to climb, and in light of it Sony has started creating records for the first time since 1989. The announcement was made today by Sony Music Entertainment, which says production will be taki...
Facebook declares war on spammy link sharers
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 23:46
Facebook plans to fight fake news and spam sites by filtering out chronic over-sharers, who – so the social network’s research suggest – routinely end up filling your wall with clickbait. It’s the latest in the c...
AT&T's DirecTV Now expands its local channel lineup
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 23:37
As pay TV subscriber growth declines, regional content affiliates are looking for more ways to bring in customers (and their money) via digital platforms like Sling TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, and DirecTV Now. One way to ...
Samsung is developing solid-state phone batteries that won't explode
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 23:15
Samsung is taking steps to ensure another Galaxy Note 7 fiasco doesn’t happen: it is developing solid-state batteries for smartphones, something that could be available to consumers within the next handful of years. Th...
Facebook's WiFi locator is available to users worldwide
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 23:15
Last year, Facebook began testing its "Find WiFi" feature on its app, which lets you locate businesses nearby that have free, public WiFi. Find WiFi was launched in a few countries in 2016 and today Facebook announced it...
Afghanistan's all-girl teen robotics team denied entry to US
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 22:35
Next month, the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition will bring together high school teams from around the world. Taking place in Washington, DC, over 150 teams are set to participate. However, while the...
Samsung wants to patent magnetic VR controllers that track hand position
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 22:30
A newly surfaced patent indicates that Samsung could be working on new magnetic VR controllers for its Gear VR headset. The patent was filed back in December and published earlier this week, and in it we see details abou...
Palmer Luckey donates to software that breaks Oculus exclusivity
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 22:13
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey has always railed against the idea of locking VR games to a single platform. Now, several months after leaving Facebook following controversy about his political donations to a pro-Trump g...
Google Fi's mystery phone may be Moto X4
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 22:07
By the end of the year here in 2017, Google Fi will have a new smartphone for sale. This device was revealed to be part of the company’s plans earlier this week – and today the actual model has been leaked. Much like...
Gut bacteria pathway may be key to treating obesity: study
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 21:56
Yet another study has found a link between obesity and gut bacteria, shedding light on a possible treatment option that excludes surgery. The findings were made by researchers with the Cleveland Clinic, which reports tha...
The Met's latest exhibit puts oversharing on a pedestal
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 21:55
The rules were simple: For five months, 12 pairs of artists participating in the Metropolitan Museum's Talking Pictures: Camera-Phone Conversations Between Artists exhibit had to use their phones to take and share photos...
The hot new cyberattack that's sweeping the nation
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 21:35
On Tuesday, a powerful and terrifying new cyberattackworm emerged in Ukraine, quickly spreading to the Russian Federation and other countries no one cared enough to report on because they weren't the US. It was hard to t...
StarCraft Remastered in 4K arrives August 14: pre-orders are live
Slash Gear - 30 Jun 2017 21:00
The remastered version of StarCraft first detailed back in March is now available for pre-order and an official availability date has been revealed: August 14. Once it arrives, StarCraft fans will be able to enjoy the cl...
Facebook needs to be more open about its hate-speech policy
Engadget - 30 Jun 2017 21:00
On Wednesday, ProPublica published a report that outlines some pretty bizarre reasoning behind Facebook's approach to hate speech and censorship. Evidence shows that Facebook has a moderation policy that could favor "whi...